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Fritz Creek, Kachemak Bay

Fritz Creek is a stream on the Kenai Peninsula that starts from a watershed divide between Lookout Mountain to the south and Bald Mountain to the north and flows generally south for 7 miles (11 km) to the north shore of Kachemak Bay, about 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Anchor Point and 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Homer, Alaska.

Cannery Row, Monterey

Cannery Row is the Monterey waterfront between San Carlos Beach and Cabrillo Beach, or between the Monterey Harbor Marina and the Monterey Bay Aquarium, where several historical Pacific sardine canneries once operated, about 25 miles (40 km) south-southeast of Santa Cruz and 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Pacific Grove, California.

Sturdies Bay, Galiano Island

Sturdies Bay is an embayment near the northern entrance to Active Pass between Rip Point and Burrill Point on the southeast shore of Galiano Island, one of the southern Gulf Islands, about 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Delta and 16 miles (26 km) north-northwest of Sidney, British Columbia.

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Nesika Beach, Geisel Monument

Nesika Beach, Geisel Monument

Nesika Beach is a community located at the south end of the Nesika strand, and the site of the Geisel Monument, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Gold Beach and 4 miles (6 km) south-southeast of Ophir, Oregon.

Bentinck Island, Cape Calver

Bentinck Island, Cape Calver

Bentinck Island is situated between Cape Calver and Race Rocks in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, approximately 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Sooke and 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Victoria, British Columbia.

Alitak Lagoon, Tanner Head

Alitak Lagoon, Tanner Head

Alitak Lagoon lies 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Cape Alitak on Tanner Head at the southern end of Kodiak Island, 93 miles (150 km) southwest of the community of Kodiak, Alaska.

Kibesillah, Mendocino Coast

Kibesillah, Mendocino Coast

Kibesillah is the site of a historical lumber-loading chute and for a short time was one of the most important communities on the Mendocino Coast, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Fort Bragg and 3.3 miles (5.3 km) south of Westport, California.

Anchor Glacier, Northwestern Fjord

Anchor Glacier, Northwestern Fjord

Anchor Glacier flows east for 3 miles (5 km) to Northwestern Fjord, which is located approximately 52 miles (84 km) east-northeast of Homer and 32 miles (52 km) southwest of Seward, Alaska.

Pistol River, Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint

Pistol River, Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint

Pistol River flows generally southwest for 21 miles (34 km) to the Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint overlooking the Pacific Ocean near the community of Pistol River, about 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Brookings and 10 miles (16 km) south of Gold Beach, Oregon.

D’Arcy Island, Southern Gulf Islands

D’Arcy Island, Southern Gulf Islands

D’Arcy Island, part of the Southern Gulf Islands in Haro Strait, covers approximately 205 acres (83 hectares), about 30 miles (48 km) west of Anacortes and 10 miles (16 km) north-northeast of Victoria, British Columbia.

Sahlin Falls, Sheep Bay

Sahlin Falls, Sheep Bay

Sahlin Falls is located at the base of Sahlin Creek on the northern shore of Sheep Bay, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Valdez and 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Cordova, Alaska.

Cottoneva Creek, Rockport Bay

Cottoneva Creek, Rockport Bay

Cottoneva Creek originates at an elevation of approximately 1,300 feet (400 m) in the Coast Range and flows generally south-southwest for 7 miles (11 km) to Rockport Bay, about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Leggett and 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of Westport, California.

Rainbow Valley, Turnagain Arm

Rainbow Valley, Turnagain Arm

Rainbow Valley is a watershed located on Turnagain Arm between Rainbow Peak to the west and Indianhouse Mountain to the east, approximately 17 miles (27 km) south-southeast of Anchorage and 17 miles (27 km) west-northwest of Girdwood, Alaska.

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